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I used the 2 part epoxy from Menards. I didn't have quite enough for the garage to cover the whole floor, so I used the cheap gray concrete paint around the outside, added a little black to the gray & did a 6" wide stripe to set it off a little. When I did the camaro shop floor I did it the same way just to keep them the same. The "Z" shop pic was taken when the floor was freshly painted. The garage pics. below are recent. Floor was painted in 2002 for my daughters graduation party so it has just about 10 years on it. (still have her graduation pics hanging on the wall lol.) Both garage & shop are about due for a freshen up, although the only real wear is where we drive the car & truck in & out every day. The walkway areas still look pretty much like new except for a couple paint spills & scuff marks.

Bob, as I am building a new house and the garage will be new. Will I need to prep before using the epoxy ? This

Yup, and you'll need to give the concrete some time to cure before applying anything over it.

On new builds of a floor not poured yet,why not consider a heated floor??.

Don, what Gary (pro70) said..................like any coating it needs clean, prepped and cured ground surface. The other step I took was to double check on moisture creep. I did have a vapor barrier laid before the concrete was poured, then taped a roughly foot square patch of plastic sheeting in several locations for a couple days to varify that no condensation formed. You hear/read often that a coating (especially cheap ones like I used) has failed in patches or completely, which leads the commentor to condemn all coatings. My guess is their failure was more likely due to some prep or application failure even when they're convinced they did everything correctly.

Just to complete the thought about new builds that have not the floor poured yet,might want to look into the requirement for a two poster lift.One place I contacted said at least a 6" base.When I comes to those kind of installs,I would want a company that does that to do it with a building permit all legal like.

Originally Posted by Don Dalton

Bob, as I am building a new house and the garage will be new. Will I need to prep before using the epoxy ? This

Might want to check with the guy doing the concrete, Don... Years back when we built the big shop, we had coloring and some other stuff I no longer remember the name of put in the concrete when it was poured. If my feeble memory serves me correctly we had to wait like 90 days before putting and sealant or paint on the floor.....,..

Yes, a minimum of 90 days is what they suggest on the product label.

Hey fella's I'll bookmark this thread and visit it again when we get closer . It is a slab construction and they pour the thing in less than a day. Using the coloring seems difficult as they arrive and just unload really fast. I thought well with the garage empty it would be a good time to do the floor. I'll mark the date they pour the slab and start counting. The moisture barrier did get my attention and I can do that when the forms and rebar/wire go in, right ??

Thanks Again

Before the rebar/reinforcement for the slab..............visualize it under the layer of concrete. Your contractor should know how to do this and have the proper material.

You want to put the vaporbarrier between the dirt and the concrete. the contractor puts the color in the concrete before they pour it.

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